The last emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: He ruled for 59 years, but he could not stop the demise of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
In the eyes of many historians, after Zhou Ping moved eastward, his jurisdiction was greatly reduced, just like a small country. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were more than 140 vassal states. In the face of mutual attack and annexation between princes, the emperor could not bear all the responsibilities, so he often turned to some powerful princes for help. In this case, the powerful vassal became the overlord. In 3 15 BC, Ji Yan ascended the throne, which is the well-known King Zhou Yu. As the last emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Wang reigned for 59 years and became the longest reigning monarch in the history of the Zhou Dynasty. However, despite the efforts made by King Zhe of Zhou, he still could not stop the demise of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
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Let's talk about it first (336 BC-256 BC). The surname of Ji, Yan, also known as Wang (n·m·4n), was the 25th monarch of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, his son Zhou, and the last one of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. This monarch was also the monarch who ruled for the longest time in the Zhou Dynasty. In 3 15 BC, 22-year-old Ji Yan ascended the throne, and later generations usually called him "King Zhou". During the reign, the Zhou royal family was already very weak. Ji Yan first lived in the "Eastern Zhou Dynasty" (that is, the Zhou Dynasty). In 307 BC, Qin Wuwang wanted to enter the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and tried to get rid of Zhou Ding. He ordered Prime Minister Xi Li Ji to lead troops to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to test its reaction. When Zhou Chengwang flatly refused, Qi Li was furious and drove Zhou Chengwang out of the palace. In the face of the powerful state of Qin, he was not afraid, but maintained the dignity of Zhou Tianzi. In addition, during the Warring States period, King Zhe of Zhou hoped to contain the expansion of Qin State and delay the demise of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
At that time, Qin had conquered many places in South Korea, including Wei and Zhao, and the next step was to clean up the Zhou Dynasty. Then King Zhou Zhe joined forces with other governors and ordered the Western Zhou Dynasty to sign an army of five to six thousand men, but it lacked weapons and food. Ji Yan borrowed military funds from wealthy local families, gave them a loan certificate, and promised to repay them with booty on the day when Zhou Jun's class split. In 256 BC, Ji Yan prepared to appoint the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty as a general, and led an army of 5,000 people to attack the State of Qin. The princes of six countries joined Ike (now south of Luoyang, Henan). Together. Unexpectedly, except Chu and Yan sent some troops, the military forces of the other four countries could not come. Yique's total strength is only tens of thousands, far from thousands of pool opponents. two
In this context, King Zhe of Zhou not only failed to defeat the State of Qin, but also owed huge debts. This is the origin of the historical allusion of "high debts". When Zhou Zhe was in power, it was originally a weak Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which was divided into two regions: the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty. After Yiyang War, the State of Qin used the methods of the Eastern and Western Zhou Dynasties for reference, and planned to attack South Korea through this area within two weeks. The king was worried that borrowing money would offend South Korea, while not borrowing money would offend Qin. In other words, the King of Zhou at that time not only did not dare to offend the State of Qin, but even South Korea, the weakest of the Seven Heroes in the Warring States, was even more afraid.
In other words, this week's royal family is not as good as the real fairy seven males, which means you need to see the expression of fairy seven males. In this regard, the doctor said to Zhou, "Why don't you send someone to see Uncle Han? He said to Han Shu: "The reason why Qin dared to attack South Korea through the Emperor of Zhou was because he trusted the East. Zhou dynasty. Why don't you give it to Zhou. Some land, give the hostages to Chu? " In this way, Qin suspected Zhu Yudao. If he didn't believe in Ho, he wouldn't attack North Korea. You sent someone to see Qin and said, "North Korea must give us some more land. We want to use it to make Qin doubt Zhou Jun, but Zhou dare not accept it. "Qin said nothing, which prevented Zhou from accepting the land of North Korea in order to obtain the land of Han nationality. This is also the order of Qin. "
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In the thirty-fourth year of Zhou Wang (28 1 BC), the doctor said to Zhou Wang, "Conquer Korea and Wei, defeat the general of Wei, and occupy the Lins and Li families of Zhao in the north. County, these are all in vain. This man is good at fighting, relying on fate. Now he leads his troops to attack Liangzhou from Aisi. If Weizhou is destroyed, the Western Zhou Dynasty will be in danger. Why should people convince leitian? You can tell him the story of Chu Guoyang, and then say: Now, you have conquered Korea and Wei, defeated and attacked Zhao in the second county. You are doing very well. Now you have led the army out of Aisi Island. In two weeks, you will face South Korea and attack Guo Liang. If you don't win this time, you will lose all your efforts. You'd better pretend to be sick. Don't leave Isei to attack Weibang. "
On this basis, Tian Lei was placed in the attack direction after Chu. This not only gave Wei and North Korea a breathing space, but also prompted the Zhou royal family to temporarily get rid of the fear of attack. To a certain extent, during the Warring States period, the Zhou royal family to which King Zhou Yu belonged was in danger of extinction at any time. In other words, any one of the Seven Heroes in the Warring States has the ability to destroy the Zhou royal family. Of course, due to the checks and balances between the Seven Heroes in the Warring States Period, Zhou Wang and Yu Can mediated and got the opportunity to protect themselves. In the fifty-eighth year of Zhou Zhe (257 BC), after the battle of Changping, the State of Qin destroyed the State of Zhao. However, due to the support of Wei and Chu, the King Xiang of Qin Dynasty finally failed to realize his wish, but lost 200,000 people. four
Finally, the victory of the Battle of Handan directly destroyed Qin's plan to expand to the Central Plains. However, although this battle bought time for Zhao's recovery, it also exposed the royal family of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and became the target of Qin Jun's attack. In the fifty-ninth year of Zhou Wang (256 BC), Qin Jun occupied Yangcheng and Ninh Temple in Korea. The kingdom of the Western Zhou Dynasty betrayed the State of Qin out of fear, united with the eastern governors, and led the world's elite out of Iraq. The attack on Qin made it impossible to communicate between Qin and Yangcheng. King Xiang of the Qin Dynasty was furious and sent generals to attack the Western Zhou Dynasty. The monarch of the Western Zhou Dynasty ran to the State of Qin, took the lead, pleaded guilty, and dedicated all 36 towns and 30,000 people to Qin Xiangxiang.
In the same year, King Zhou Yu died of anger. This is because the kingship of the Zhou Dynasty was controlled by the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty ruled Luoyang and the Duke of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty ruled Gongyi. In this regard, the author believes that we should not only face the attack of Qin and other big countries, but also be hollowed out by cabinet ministers. This is undoubtedly a very embarrassing thing. Therefore, compared with Liang Wudi in the Eastern Han Dynasty, King Zhe of Zhou was the most desolate emperor. As far as it is concerned, he died of illness in 256 BC and reigned for 59 years, making him the longest reigning emperor in the Zhou royal family. In 249 BC, Qin Zhuang Xiang Wang destroyed the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. East and west belong to the state of Qin, and the worship of Zhou Dynasty has been interrupted since then. For me, although he allied with the prince against Qin during his reign, he could not stop the demise of the royal family in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.